Fiera Comox and New Zealand’s Ngāi Tahu Form JV for Softwood Forest Production
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Montreal-based Fiera Comox Partners, an affiliate of Fiera Capital Corporation with $3.3 billion-plus in assets under management, has entered into a joint...
View ArticleLaxey Secures EUR 6 Million Private Placement to Advance Land-Based Salmon...
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Iceland-based Laxey, a sustainable operator of land-based fish farms in Vestmannaeyjar, also known as the Westman Islands, has successfully completed an EUR...
View ArticleVC Firm Cultivation Capital Introduces $20 Million Agtech Fund Amid Dealflow...
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Cultivation Capital, a St. Louis-based venture capital firm, is feeling optimistic about market conditions for agtech deals. According to a U.S. SEC filing,...
View ArticleAgtech Startup Permia Sensing Secures £150K in Latest Seed Round
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media One agtech startup has just moved closer to its vision of improving the lives of coconut growers around the world. Permia Sensing, a London-based company...
View ArticleDevelopment Bank of Japan Backs Seviora Capital’s Inaugural Agri-Food Tech Fund
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) has announced an investment into the Seviora Future of Food and Farming (T3F) Feeder Fund LP, the first of its kind for...
View ArticlePlenty and Alpha Dhabi Subsidiary Partner for Vertical Strawberry Farms in GCC
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media San Francisco-based farming startup Plenty Unlimited has formed a joint venture with Mawarid Holding Investment, an Alpha Dhabi Holding subsidiary, in the...
View ArticleJapan’s SMTB Builds on Local Trend to Back Aussie’s Laguna Bay Fund 2
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Building on a trend set in motion by the Development Bank of Japan (DBJ), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank (SMTB) has committed to invest in Laguna Bay Fund 2,...
View ArticleGrowUp Secures £38 Million From Generate Capital for Vertically Farmed Leafy...
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media GrowUp, a London-based vertical farm startup, has secured a £38 million (US$49.1 million) investment from Generate Capital, a San Francisco-headquartered...
View ArticleLAWD Oversees Sale of Queensland’s Flagship Moorabinda Beef Production Property
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media LAWD, a Melbourne, Victoria, Australia-based real estate firm that specializes in the agriculture industry, is overseeing the sale of Moorabinda, one...
View ArticleVCs Flock to Agtech Startup Farmblox in $2.5M Oversubscribed Seed Round
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Agtech startups have proven to be the rainmakers in the current dealmaking environment, including Boston-based Farmblox. The company is behind a farm...
View ArticleAgtech Startup Agrobiomics Secures €4M in Capital Raise for Climate Resilient...
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Agrobiomics, a Copenhagen, Denmark-based agtech startup, has raised €4 million (U$4.3 million) from NOON Ventures, a local deep-tech venture fund, in its...
View ArticleAustralia’s Regal Partners Takes Minority Stake in Water Rights Manager...
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Consolidation is afoot in Australia’s water entitlement market. In its second acquisition in a matter of weeks, ASX-listed Regal Partners has announced it...
View ArticlePE Firm Manna Tree Takes Majority Stake in Organic, Grass-Fed Beef Company...
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Manna Tree Partners, a global private equity firm based in Vail, Colorado, and focused on nutrition, has taken a controlling interest in Verde Farms, a...
View ArticleFarmland LP Secures Trio of California Almond Ranch Acquisitions Including...
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Farmland LP, a California-based investment firm dedicated to transforming conventional farmland into sustainable organic farms, has announced the acquisition...
View ArticleJBS-Owned Huon Aquaculture Earmarks A$110 M for Land-Based Salmon Production
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Australia-based Atlantic salmon producer Huon Aquaculture, which is 100 percent backed by Brazilian food giant JBS, has committed to invest A$110 million...
View ArticleAI-Powered Autonomous Tractor Maker Monarch Tractor Secures $133M in Latest...
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Monarch Tractor, a Livermore, a California-based startup behind the first 100 percent electric, autonomous smart tractor on the planet, dubbed MK-V, has...
View ArticleNatural Ventures Reveals Maiden Close of Inaugural Fund With $100M in...
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Natural Ventures, an impact-driven investment firm with offices in the UAE and the Netherlands, has announced the first close of its inaugural fund with $100...
View ArticleInnerPlant Raises $30M for Genetically Engineered Living Sensor Crops
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media InnerPlant, a Davis, California-based farmer-first seed-technology startup, has raised $30 million in a Series B funding round led by an alliance of large...
View ArticleAgtech Startup Applied Carbon Secures $21.5M in Series A Round for Biochar Tech
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Applied Carbon, a Houston, Texas-based agtech startup whose automated machines convert ag crop waste into biochar for carbon sequestration, has attracted...
View ArticleLeaf Agriculture Secures $11.3M in Series A Round for Unified Farmer API
By Gerelyn Terzo, Global AgInvesting Media Leaf, an agtech behind a unified application programming interface (API) for food and agriculture, has announced the close of an $11.3 million Series A...
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